August 20, 2015 – With the staging of The Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini, the curtain fell on the 22nd edition of Montreal’s Italian Week, which this year has seen a great success and a strong turnout. The 2015 edition, dedicated to the Campania region, has attracted more than 415,000 people thanks to a varied program: opera outdoors, fashion shows under the stars, screenings of Italian classics, concerts, literary lectures, art exhibitions, guided tours of Little Italy and much more. “Nothing has been left to chance – emphasize with pride the organizers – to allow the public to be seduced by the beauty of Italian culture.” “It’s been a great success – continues Pino Asaro, president of the National Congress of Italian Canadians (QC) – The weather was nice, the concerts were extraordinary and the audience responded enthusiastically to our invitation.” In figures, the 2015 edition can be summarized as: 10 days of activities; six districts involved; over thirty concerts and events; and 130 volunteers.
